dec 31, 1960 - MK formed

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-(by end of 1960; first attacks Dec. 1961)

-armed wing of ANC

-meaning: "Spear of the Nation"

-formed as a result of Sharpeville Massacre

-despite Luthuli's long-standing opposition to use of violence against apartheid government - MK formed without his authorisation

-sabotage (economic targets e.g. electricity pylons, not people)

-Poqo (armed wing of PAC) formed slightly earlier, also as a result of Sharpeville Massacre

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